Deutsche Grammophon and Vox Records have both released albums of classical one-hit wonders. Many of the works on the CDs are from composers who have two or more works that are popular in classical music circles but have a single work that has become popular outside these circles. The works will be familiar to most people because they have been used in commercials or in movies and television shows. The two CDs differ but the works common to both are:

1. Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D
2. Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
3. Tomaso Albinoni – Adagio in G minor
4. Jean-Joseph Mouret – Rondeau (Masterpiece Theatre theme)
5. Luigi Boccherini – minuet from String Quintet in E
6. Jeremiah Clarke – "Trumpet Voluntary"
7. Jules Massenet – Meditation for his opera "Thais"
8. Pietro Mascagni – "Cavalleria rusticana"
9. Léo Delibes – "The Flower Duet"
10. Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov – "Caucasian Sketches"
11. Amilcare Ponchielli – "Dance of the Hours" from the opera "La Gioconda" ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
12. Charles-Marie Widor – Toccata from Symphony for Organ No. 5
13. Aram Khachaturian – "Sabre Dance" from the ballet "Gayane"
14. Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Te Deum

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Two-hit wonder

Some artists have managed to gain recognition for just two songs based on one or more of the above descriptions, and are often referred to as two-hit wonders. Though this term is not as official in the music industry, the term is used by many fans. Notable examples in the US include:

• A Taste of Honey – "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (#1 in 1978) and "Sukiyaki" (#3 in 1981)
• The Left Banke – "Walk Away Renee" (#5 in 1966) and "Pretty Ballerina" (#15 in 1967)
• Blaque – "808" (#8 in 1999) and "Bring It All To Me" (#4 in 2000)
• Paula Cole – "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" (#8) and "I Don't Want to Wait" (#11, both in 1997)
• Cutting Crew – "I Just Died In Your Arms" (#1) and "I've Been In Love Before" (#9, both in 1987)
• Tara Kemp – "Hold You Tight" (#3 in 1990) and "Piece of My Heart" (#7 in 1991)
• Maxine Nightingale – "Right Back Where We Started From" (#2 in 1976) and "Lead Me On" (#5 in 1979)
• Neneh Cherry – "Buffalo Stance" (#3) and "Kisses On The Wind" (#8, both in 1989)
• Sophie B. Hawkins – "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (#5 in 1992) and "As I Lay Me Down" (#6 in 1995)
• Edwin McCain – "I'll Be" (#5 in 1998) and "I Could Not Ask for More" (#37 in 1999)
• Tone Lōc – "Wild Thing" (#2 in 1988) and "Funky Cold Medina" (#3 in 1989)
• Vertical Horizon – "Everything You Want" (#1) and "You're A God" (#23, both in 2000)
• Billy Ray Cyrus- "Achy Breaky Heart" (#4 in 1992) and "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (#37 in 2008)
• Wang Chung- "Dance Hall Days" (#16 in 1984) and "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (#2 in 1986)

NB: The peak positions shown are in the US chart only and do not hold true in other countries, where some of these artists have had more than two hits - for example, Neneh Cherry has had nine distinct solo Top 40 hits in the UK and Sophie B. Hawkins four; others have had only one - for example, A Taste of Honey charted in the UK with 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' only; and still others have had two but not both the same songs - for example, Billy Ray Cyrus has charted in the UK with 'Achy Breaky Heart' and 'Could've Been Me' in 1992 but has not charted in 2008 at all.

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See also

• One-hit wonders in Canada
• One-hit wonders in Ireland
• One-hit wonders in the UK
• One-hit wonders in the United States
• Signature song

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Notes

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References

• Mordden, Ethan (1980) A Guide to Orchestral Music. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504041-4
• Jancik, Wayne (1998). The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7622-9
• One Hit Wonders, 2003, Dg Deutsche Grammophon, catalog number 472700. The composers DG includes in this compilation are: Richard Addinsell, Tomaso Albinoni, Hugo Alfvén, Samuel Barber, Luigi Boccherini, Joseph Canteloube, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jeremiah Clarke, Léo Delibes, Paul Dukas, Reinhold Glière, Ferde Grofé, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Dmitri Kabalevsky, Aram Khachaturian, Edward MacDowell, Pietro Mascagni, Jules Massenet, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Carl Orff, Johann Pachelbel, Amilcare Ponchielli, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Emil Waldteufel, Peter Warlock, and Charles-Marie Widor.

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External links

• One Hit Wonder Central
• UK One Hit Wonders
• MuchMusic TV show, One Hit Wonders
• Top 15 One Hit Wonders
  • 10 Classical One Hit Wonders

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